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cheuchum cu a rulh<br />

offshoot - (n.) thing tengnge<br />

offspring - (n.) hrinsor tefa<br />

often - (adj.) lengmang; e.g. I often see him at church = Biakinn ah ka hmuh lengmang as often as not:<br />

atu le atu; e.g. During foggy weather the trains are late as often as not = Minmei a tam chel ahcun<br />

tlanglawng cu atu le atu tlai lengmang more often than not: atu le atu<br />

oh - (interj.) aw! ah!<br />

oil - (n.) 1. sathau 2. datsi 3. chiti<br />

oil - (v.) sathau thuh , si thuh i nalter; e.g. He oils the machin twice a day = Ni khat ah seh cu voi hnih si a<br />

thuh<br />

oily - (adj.) si thuh ca i a nalmi<br />

old - (adj.) 1. a tarmi , a hlunmi 2. kum ... a si; e.g. He is twenty years old = Amah cu kum kul a si 3. hlun;<br />

e.g. This house is very old = Hi inn cu a hlun ngaingai 4. a tet cangmi; e.g. My shoes are old = Ka kedan<br />

cu an tet cang<br />

old - (n.) hlanlio chan days of old: hlanlio chan<br />

old fashioned - (adj.) hlan thil tining le ruahning a duhmi<br />

Old Testament - (n.) Biakam Hlun, Khrihfa Ca Thiang<br />

Old Testament - (n.) Biakam Hlun.<br />

old time - (adj.) hlanlio<br />

old timer - (n.) rian pakhat saupi a ttuan i a hngalh zong a hngal ngai cangmi<br />

oligarch - (n.) ram pakhat mibu hmete nih uknak chung i aa telmi<br />

oligarchy - (n.) ram pakhat mibu hmete nih uknak<br />

olive - (n.) oliv thingkung , oliv thei<br />

olive branch - (n.) oliv thinghnah a lomi thinghnah tom, daihnak hmelchunhnak ca i ruahmi<br />

Olympus - (n.) Grik ram tlang pakhat min, an pathian Zeus umnak i an ruahmi; hi tlang min hin Olympic<br />

Games hi chuankhan a si<br />

omega - (n.) Grik cafang i a donghnak bik, Roman cafang i 'z' bantuk, cucaah donghnak ti sulla a ngei<br />

omelette - (n.) arti cawh dih hnu i reumi<br />

omen - (n.) hmelchunhnak<br />

ominous - (adj.) thil ttha lo tlung ding hmelchunhnak a simi; e.g. The clouds look ominous to our picnic =<br />

Khi khuadawm hna khi kan piknik rawktu si dawh an si ko<br />

omission - (n.) hrelhnak , telh lonak , thlaunak<br />

omit - (v.) telh lo , thlau , hrelh<br />

omnibus - (n.) baska , zapi citmi<br />

omnibus - (n.) baska , zapi citmi<br />

omnipotence - (n.) zeizong vialte a tuah khawhnak<br />

omnipotent - (adj.) zeizong vialte a tuah khotu a simi<br />

omnipresence - (n.) khuazei ka hmanh i um dihnak<br />

omnipresent - (adj.) khuazei ka hmanh i a um dih khomi<br />

omniscience - (n.) zeizong vialte hngalh dihnak<br />

omniscient - (adj.) zeizong vialte hngal dihtu a simi<br />

on - (prep.) 1. cungah; e.g. The book is on the table = Cauk cu cabuai cungah a um; (Lai holh ah hin on<br />

zong cung, above zong cung a si caah, on, cu cungah a si) 2. ah; e.g. He goes to church on Sunday =<br />

Zarhpini ah biakinn ah a kal tawn 3. The house is on fire = Inn a kang on time: tinhmi caan te ah; e.g. He<br />

came on time = Tinhmi can te ah a phan on time: a caan hmaante ah; e.g. You must be here on time = A<br />

caan bak ah hika hi na phan hrimhrim lai on fire: a kang cuahmah lio on foot: ke in kal /rat on<br />

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